General Kudro of Drannith is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Other Humans you control get +1/+1. Whenever General Kudro or another Human you control enters, exile target card from an opponent's graveyard., Sacrifice two Humans: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
Complete guide
General Kudro of Drannith is a powerhouse leader for any Human-themed deck, providing both offensive pressure and graveyard disruption. As a legendary Soldier, he commands your army with a static buff while offering a repeatable way to eliminate large threats on the board.
A Beacon for Humans
General Kudro provides a +1/+1 anthem effect to all other Humans you control. Beyond this stat boost, he acts as a sentinel against graveyard strategies. Every time he or another Human enters the battlefield under your control, you target and exile a card from an opponent's graveyard, effectively neutralizing cards with flashback, escape, or reanimation potential.
Executing the Takedown
Kudro's final ability allows you to pay two generic mana and sacrifice two Humans to destroy a creature with power 4 or greater. This is a targeted activated ability. Importantly, Kudro himself is a Human, meaning he can be one of the two creatures sacrificed to fuel this effect. Note that the power of the target is checked both when the ability is activated and when it attempts to resolve.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake involves state-based actions and the anthem effect. If a 1/1 Human survives 1 damage because of Kudro's +1/+1 buff, and Kudro is subsequently removed from the battlefield later that turn, that damage remains marked. The Human will then have 1 toughness and 1 damage, resulting in its destruction. Additionally, remember that Kudro only triggers off Human creatures; Human-themed Planeswalkers do not trigger his graveyard exile ability.
Strategic Timing
Use the triggered ability to pick apart your opponent's resources as you build your board. Save the sacrifice ability for high-impact targets that Kudro's army cannot easily attack through. Because the sacrifice is a cost, your opponent cannot respond to the sacrifice itself, only the resulting destruction effect on the stack.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield with 'Human' chosen as the creature type, General Kudro's triggered ability will trigger twice whenever a Human enters. When you play another Human, you will get to exile two target cards from your opponent's graveyard instead of one.
Solemn SimulacrumSolemn Simulacrum has 2 power, but if your opponent has a way to buff its power to 4 or greater (such as an equipment or anthem), General Kudro can use his activated ability. By paying two mana and sacrificing two Humans, you can target the Simulacrum. The Simulacrum is destroyed, and its owner will draw a card from its death trigger.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : General Kudro of Drannith
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a Human you control may become lethal if General Kudro leaves the battlefield during that turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Only creatures are Humans. Planeswalkers such as Lukka and Narset who represent human characters won't cause General Kudro's middle ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
General Kudro can be sacrificed to pay the cost of its own last ability. How noble.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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